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Before the first Gulf War, due to the rapid need for deployment, and so many to be painted, the Marines were allowed to paint their squadron aircraft in their own hangers before deploying. There may have been as many as 4 of these ships with that paint scheme.

Big Sarge Monday Aug 4 07:21 AM

Thanks Bruce. We all thought this was something new on the aircraft at Al Asad

Sundae Monday Aug 4 08:19 AM

So let me get this right.
Camouflage is to help you blend in, right?

So this helicopter is designed not to be seen... in a desert strip club?
Useful.

cabbagepulley Monday Aug 4 08:21 AM

That's one dangerous chopper...you could put an eye out with those things!

ZenGum Monday Aug 4 08:44 AM

You wait 'til you see the fuel filler hole...

classicman Monday Aug 4 08:47 AM

Just be careful checkin the oil.

sweetwater Monday Aug 4 08:58 AM

I thought that sort of art was reserved for the mud flaps of trucks.

Sheldonrs Monday Aug 4 09:34 AM

Semper Fuck.

TheMercenary Monday Aug 4 10:11 AM

Seriously, how fast will it go if it lauched from a treadmill?

Those and the MH-53's are the freaking loudest helo's I ever flew in. Eva.

We tried to paint nose art on our aircraft & I thought they were going to crucify us. It wasn't even nude, just a pin-up type pose of a girl with a flag strategically draped over the right parts. Fear of claims of a "hostile enviroment" in regard to sexual harassment.

Thank God I'm going back to armor. We get away with more.

BigV Thursday Aug 21 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Sarge

Thank God I'm going back to armor. We get away with more.

A pin up type pose of a boy with a main gun strategically arranged in the right parts?

j/kShawnee123 Thursday Aug 21 01:02 PM

don't paint, don't tell

squirell nutkin Thursday Aug 21 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

fun sponges?

A fun sponge does to fun what a regular sponge does to water. ie it sucks it all up and makes it go away. As in not letting soldiers have any fun with their aircraft.BrianR Thursday Aug 21 04:23 PM

ah

BigV Thursday Aug 21 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

fun sponges?

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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

A fun sponge does to fun what a regular sponge does to water. ie it sucks it all up and makes it go away. As in not letting soldiers have any fun with their aircraft.